The Above the Eagles Project is a private study by Ned Makim of nesting Wedgetail Eagles not far from Inverell in northern NSW. There are two sites and cameras are carried in and out each time with filming lasting only about 15 minutes every 10 days to a fortnight to minimise disruption. It is run purely for the joy of learning about Wedgetail behaviour in the nest. It is shared here because wild things are always appreciated by those who hunt, who love wild places and wild creatures and those who choose to live life outdoors. For them and for myself, this whole thing is a labour of love...
The two 2019 eaglet siblings show the difference in size between the first hatching and the second. To the right is the biggest eaglet and beside that is a small wild pig caught by a parent. The smaller of the hatchlings won't be in the nest for long. The bigger one will kick it over the edge to take all the food...
One of the eaglets feeds on a goat leg. Lots of goats, wallaroos, kangaroos and pigs seen in the nest.
With wings showing advanced fledging, one of the eaglets demonstrates how they keep the nest clean.
More fledging in evidence as the pair share a meal. The time for one eaglet to kick the other out of the nest appears well past. Drought conditions are providing easier hunting for the parents and this might have helped in sibling development.
The eaglet pair calling and wing testing. They look like adults now but are still some time off leaving the nest. Remarkable that both have reached this stage of life. It is the first time I have witnessed two eaglets lasting the near maturity in the one nest. The strongest usually kills the second born by kicking it out the nest to starve to death on the ground.
More activity in the nest as the pair flex their muscles. When I next visited, they were gone...